I’m going to inspect the current Gomoku project structure first, then I’ll identify what already exists for board state, rendering, and game flow before wiring in AI and win detection.

The repository looks either empty or nearly empty. I’m checking the actual directory contents now and confirming whether there’s an existing app to extend or whether I should build the game from scratch.

There isn’t an existing app here, so I’m building a self-contained implementation from scratch. I’m checking whether there are any local project conventions to respect, then I’ll add a browser-based Gomoku with a heuristic AI, turn handling, and explicit five-in-a-row detection.

The full UI and core logic are in place. I’m verifying the JavaScript parses cleanly and reviewing the move-scoring logic for edge cases like first-move response, draw handling, and long-line wins.

I found one avoidable dependency: the page was pulling a web font. I’m removing that so the game stays fully local and works by opening index.html with no network requirement.